From the distant islands in the Pacific to the West Coast of Australia, 26-year-old Teitiria Utimawa is reveling in her first-round success and first ever international win at the BWF Future Series event in Perth. Her opponent from Australia, Radhika Swain, made it through to the main draw after winning her qualification match this morning.…
With one week to go until the annual Anchor AIMS Games takes place in Tauranga, New Zealand, players from Tonga are looking excited to put their training to the test as the badminton competition gets underway. Eight players from four schools in Tonga will be competing in next week’s competition, including: Boys ‘Ofa Uhi Latu…
Photo credit: Badminton Photo The BWF International Series event takes place in Sydney from 18 – 21 September 2019. Men’s Singles star and previous world number one, Lee Hyun Il, is on track to don the Men’s Singles draw as the first seed with a first round tie against Chinese Taipei’s Chen Shiau Cheng. Meanwhile,…
Photo credit: Badminton Photo The Oceania Tour is a new initiative for 2019 which encourages players from Oceania to compete in the region’s tournaments to earn ranking points and a shot at prize money which can be used for international training and competition. Out of the eight eligible tournaments which contribute towards the Oceania Tour,…
WOMEN’S SINGLES Lee Yu-Hsuan (TPE) vs Angela Yu (AUS)[1] 19-21 21-14 21-15 The closely contested first game was anyone’s for the taking as the two youngsters forced the shuttle into the four corners of the court with impressive precision and power. With nothing to lose, Lee Yu-Hsuan’s change of game plan worked wonders after dropping the first…
The finalists have been decided at the Australian Junior International 2019. Australia proved their strength and depth in the Mixed Doubles after an all-Australian affair guarantees the Gold medal for the nation tomorrow. Meanwhile, fifteen-year-old Lee Yu-Hsuan from Chinese Taipei extended her impressive run with formidable performances in the Women’s Singles and Doubles. She will…
Players from Australia and Chinese Taipei denied the other competing countries (New Zealand and Sri Lanka) a chance of competing in any of today’s Quarter-Finals at the Australian Junior International 2019. The Men’s Singles players opened proceedings, with Chinese Taipei’s Lai Pin Da storming through the first game against Australia’s fourth seeded Dimitri Han. A…
Day two of the Australian Junior International 2019 opened with the Men’s Singles, where more seeded players dropped out of the competition. Australia’s Jack Yu set the pace with a close contest against the seventh seed, before Chinese Taipei’s Lai Pin Da knocked out Sri Lanka’s sole representative and fifth seed. Jack Yu (AUS) vs…
As the sole representative of Sri Lanka at this year’s Australian Junior International 2019, 16-year-old Dumindu Aberwickrama is embracing his independence early on with his eyes set on the ultimate goal, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Having previously represented Sri Lanka in last year’s BWF World Junior Championships, Dumindu continues to compete internationally as he…
On day one of the Australian Junior International 2019, the youngsters from Sri Lanka and Chinese Taipei showed they weren’t afraid of Australia’s home advantage. Out of the 68 players in the tournament, eight players traveled from Chinese Taipei while one Men’s Singles specialist flew from Sri Lanka to compete. Together, the talented youngsters didn’t…